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 Crystal skulls are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
-For [[Gnome (starting race)#dNetHack|gnomish]] [[Madpeople]], a tiny [[crystal skull]] can be found among their belongings inside the special box on [[Madman quest|their quest]]. This crystal skull is made of [[Gemstone (dNetHack)|gemstone]] (specifically [[diamond]]) and contains a [[pseudonatural]] [[Coure Eladrin]] lacking any [[monster starting inventory]], along with the following:
+For [[Gnome (starting race)#dNetHack|gnomish]] [[Madpeople]], a tiny crystal skull can be found among their belongings inside the [[Madman#Box|special box]] on [[Madman quest|their quest]]. This crystal skull is made of [[Gemstone (dNetHack)|gemstone]] (specifically [[diamond]]) and contains a [[pseudonatural]] [[Coure Eladrin]] lacking any [[monster starting inventory]], along with the following:
 * a set of tiny diamond equipment&mdash;[[crystal boots]], [[gauntlets of power]], [[crystal plate mail]], a [[Crystal helm (dNetHack)|crystal helm]], and a [[shield of reflection]]

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 ==Generation==
-Crystal skulls are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
+Crystal skulls are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
 Some monsters can be [[generated with]] crystal skulls very rarely:
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 * The [[Mad Grazi]] is always created with a crystal skull containing [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], which will be activated immediately upon generating the Mad Grazi on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.
-{{todo|Elaborate on possible crystal skull monsters.}}
+{{todo|Elaborate on possible crystal skull monsters and locations.}}
 ==Description==

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 * [[Alhoon (dNetHack)|Alhoons]] are always created with crystal skulls.
 * The [[Mad Grazi]] is always created with a crystal skull containing [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], which will be activated immediately upon generating the Mad Grazi on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.
 ==Description==

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 [[Applying]] a crystal skull will summon the [[monster]] and the inventory contained within it and place that monster adjacent to the user's square: this monster is treated as an ally of the crystal skull's user, so they will behave as a pet if the [[hero]] applies their crystal skull. A crystal skull's monster cannot be changed and is effectively immortal&mdash;if the summoned monster is either killed or unsummoned by some other means, such as a hero leaving the current level without the monster being able to [[follow]], they will reappear within the skull and can be summoned again once a cooldown period has expired.
-The inventory of a monster within a crystal skull is always generated each time the monster is summoned, even if the item was used up or destroyed while it was summoned previously, e.g. a crystal skull monster that is summoned carrying a [[potion of full healing]] and quaffs the potion will be generated with another one the next time they are summoned. Items that are created from the inventory of a monster summoned from a crystal skull will vanish when that monster is 'killed' or unsummoned. Applying a [[trephination kit]] to a crystal skull can be used to add up to 1000 [[aum]] worth of items to the inventory of that skull's monster or to remove them again, and those changes will be applied the next time that monster is summoned.
+The inventory of a monster within a crystal skull is always generated each time the monster is summoned, even if the item was used up or destroyed while it was summoned previously, e.g. a crystal skull monster that is summoned carrying a [[potion of full healing]] and quaffs the potion will be generated with another one the next time they are summoned. Items that are created from the inventory of a monster summoned from a crystal skull will vanish when that monster is 'killed' or unsummoned. Applying a [[trephination kit]] to a crystal skull can be used to add up to 1000 [[aum]] worth of items to the inventory of that skull's monster or remove said items, and those changes will be applied the next time that monster is summoned.
 Monsters can use this item, but only if they are some form of [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]], and hostile ones will apply them upon seeing the hero. If a copy of a crystal skull is created by summoning a monster from a crystal skull who has their own crystal skull in their inventory, that copy of the crystal skull cannot be activated by either heroes or monsters. This is done to prevent potential chain summoning from occurring if a mind flayer or master mind flayer is created with the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]].
-The following items cannot be put into crystal skulls:
+A hero cannot place trephination kits or the artifact [[Esscooahlipboourrr]] into a crystal skull, nor can they add any of the following ensouled items:
-* [[Esscooahlipboourrr]]
-* Trephination kits
+* [[User:Chris/dNethack/dNethack Items#Hellish Items|soul wages]]
-* Ensouled items:
+* [[soulstone]]s
-**[[User:Chris/dNethack/dNethack Items#Hellish Items|Soul wage]]s
+* [[worm gnawed skull]]s
-**[[Soulstone]]s
+* [[effigies]]
-**[[Worm gnawed skull]]s
+* [[Insight#Living doll merchants|dolls]]
-**[[Effigy|Effigies]]
+* [[holy symbols of the black mother]]
-**[[Insight#Living_doll_merchants|Doll]]s
+* [[figurine]]s
-**[[Holy symbol of the black mother|Holy symbols of the black mother]]
+* [[statue]]s
-**[[Figurine]]s
+* [[magic lamp]]s
-**[[Statue]]s
+* [[candles of invocation]]
-**[[Magic lamp]]s
+* [[rings of wishes]]
-**[[Candle of invocation|Candles of invocation]]
+* [[amulets of life saving]]
-**[[Ring of wishes|Rings of wishes]]
+* [[misotheistic pyramid]]s
-**[[Amulets of life saving]]
+* [[dimensional lock]]s
-**[[Misotheistic pyramid]]s
+* [[preservative engine]]s
-**[[Dimensional lock]]s
+* [[armor salve]]s
-**[[Preservative engine]]s
+* [[living mask]]s
-**[[Armor salve]]s
+* [[antimagic rift]]s
-**[[Living mask]]s
+* [[catapsi vortex]]es
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Applying]] a crystal skull will summon the [[monster]] and the inventory contained within it and place that monster adjacent to the user's square: this monster is treated as an ally of the crystal skull's user, so they will behave as a pet if the [[hero]] applies their crystal skull. A crystal skull's monster cannot be changed and is effectively immortal&mdash;if the summoned monster is either killed or unsummoned by some other means, such as a hero leaving the current level without the monster being able to [[follow]], they will reappear within the skull and can be summoned again once a cooldown period has expired.
-The inventory of a monster within a crystal skull is always generated each time the monster is summoned, even if the item was used up or destroyed while it was summoned previously, e.g. a crystal skull monster that is summoned carrying a [[potion of full healing]] and quaffs the potion will be generated with another one the next time they are summoned. Items that are created from the inventory of a monster summoned from a crystal skull will vanish when that monster is 'killed' or unsummoned. Applying a [[trephination kit]] to a crystal skull can be used to add or remove items to the inventory of that skull's monster, and those changes will be applied the next time that monster is summoned.
+The inventory of a monster within a crystal skull is always generated each time the monster is summoned, even if the item was used up or destroyed while it was summoned previously, e.g. a crystal skull monster that is summoned carrying a [[potion of full healing]] and quaffs the potion will be generated with another one the next time they are summoned. Items that are created from the inventory of a monster summoned from a crystal skull will vanish when that monster is 'killed' or unsummoned. Applying a [[trephination kit]] to a crystal skull can be used to add up to 1000 [[aum]] worth of items to the inventory of that skull's monster or to remove them again, and those changes will be applied the next time that monster is summoned.
 Monsters can use this item, but only if they are some form of [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]], and hostile ones will apply them upon seeing the hero. If a copy of a crystal skull is created by summoning a monster from a crystal skull who has their own crystal skull in their inventory, that copy of the crystal skull cannot be activated by either heroes or monsters. This is done to prevent potential chain summoning from occurring if a mind flayer or master mind flayer is created with the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]].
 ==Strategy==
 For heroes seeking to snag crystal skulls, the Neutral Quest as a whole contains seven guaranteed ones: five are found in the possession of master mind flayers in R'lyeh, while the other two are obtained from defeating the two alhoons encountered within the quest.
-For [[drow Healer]]s, the crystal skull that the Mad Grazi is generated with will contain the [[quest artifact]] [[Esscooahlipboourrr]] as part of the inventory for Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion&mdash;the Mad Grazi is also generated with a trephination kit, so the hero will always be able to retrieve it from the crystal skull, assuming they can defeat the champion and take out the Mad Grazi before he can resummon them.
+For [[drow Healer]]s, the crystal skull that the Mad Grazi is generated with will contain the [[quest artifact]] Esscooahlipboourrr as part of the inventory for Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion&mdash;the Mad Grazi is also generated with a trephination kit, so the hero will always be able to retrieve it from the crystal skull, assuming they can defeat the champion and take out the Mad Grazi before he can resummon them.
 ==Messages==

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 * A [[Mind flayer (dNetHack)|mind flayer]] has a {{frac|60}} chance of being generated with a crystal skull if they are created in R'lyeh (the lowest floor of the Lost Cities and the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]]), a {{frac|30}} chance if they are created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]), and a {{frac|120}} chance if they are created elsewhere.
-* A [[Master mind flayer (dNetHack)|master mind flayer]] has a {{frac|20}} chance of being generated with a crystal skull if they are created in R'lyeh (the lowest floor of the Lost Cities and the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]]), which always occurs if the monster is placed during level creation. Master mind flayers have a {{frac|3}} chance if they are created in the future, and have a {{frac|90}} chance if they are created elsewhere.
+* A [[Master mind flayer (dNetHack)|master mind flayer]] has a {{frac|20}} chance of being generated with a crystal skull if they are created in R'lyeh, which always occurs if the monster is being placed during level creation for those floors. Master mind flayers created in the future have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a crystal skull, and have a {{frac|90}} chance otherwise if they are created elsewhere.
 * [[Alhoon (dNetHack)|Alhoons]] are always created with crystal skulls.
 * The [[Mad Grazi]] is always created with a crystal skull containing [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], which will be activated immediately upon generating the Mad Grazi on the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level.

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 The inventory of a monster within a crystal skull is always generated each time the monster is summoned, even if the item was used up or destroyed while it was summoned previously, e.g. a crystal skull monster that is summoned carrying a [[potion of full healing]] and quaffs the potion will be generated with another one the next time they are summoned. Items that are created from the inventory of a monster summoned from a crystal skull will vanish when that monster is 'killed' or unsummoned. Applying a [[trephination kit]] to a crystal skull can be used to add or remove items to the inventory of that skull's monster, and those changes will be applied the next time that monster is summoned.
-Monsters can use this item, but only if they are some form of [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]], and hostile ones will apply them upon seeing the hero. If a copy of a crystal skulls is created by summoning a monster from a crystal skull who has their own crystal skull in their inventory, that copy of the crystal skull cannot be activated by either heroes or monsters. This is done to prevent potential chain summoning from occurring if a mind flayer or master mind flayer is created with the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spell|monster spell]].
+Monsters can use this item, but only if they are some form of [[Illithid (monster attribute)|illithid]], and hostile ones will apply them upon seeing the hero. If a copy of a crystal skulls is created by summoning a monster from a crystal skull who has their own crystal skull in their inventory, that copy of the crystal skull cannot be activated by either heroes or monsters. This is done to prevent potential chain summoning from occurring if a mind flayer or master mind flayer is created with the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]].
 ==Strategy==

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 {{tool
-   |color=glass
+   |color=glass color
-   |name=Candle of invocation
+   |name=crystal skull
    |cost=800
    |weight=59